After the births, it required all the medical skill of Dr. A. R. Dafoe to save the lives of Madame Elzire Dionne, the mother, and the five tiny little girls. Her critical condition did not prevent the mother from cherishing the babes, whose birth and survival was so miraculous. This picture of the mother with one of her children, which was taken a few days after the births, is a most appealing pose.